NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio – Residents may qualify for some assistance with flood damage costs, and organizers are looking for Relay for Life participants to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

Low-interest disaster loans: Area residents and small businesses affected by severe storms and flooding May 12-13 may qualify for low interest loans. The U.S. Small Business Administration issued a disaster declaration for Lorain County and the contiguous counties of Ashland, Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron and Medina, making loans available. The Small Business Administration has opened a disaster loan outreach center at 320 North Gateway Blvd., third floor, Elyria. Individuals and business owners can meet with SBA loan specialists to fill out an application and discuss loan possibilities. The center will be open through June 19. Weekday hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information or to get an application, call Laura Adcock at the Ohio Emergency Management Agency at 614-799-3667 or check online.

Tri City Relay for Life: North Olmsted, Fairview Park and Rocky River are teaming up for the Relay for Life fundraiser June 21-22. Teams will walk to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Additional information, including details on how to participate, is available on the North Olmsted school district's website.

Go North Olmsted: Go North Olmsted is the community initiative to create the City's 2015 Master Plan. As North Olmsted prepares to celebrate its bicentennial, the city is coming together where to go in the future. For more information about the process and volunteer opportunities and to sign up for Go North Olmsted emails, visit gonortholmsted.org. City officials also are asking residents to follow the city on Twitter @gonortholmsted.

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